Section: CAN

Around Annapolis: Teens make donation to Eastport library

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00

When a group of local girls heard that budget cuts were eating into the public library's book purchases, they cooked up a plan to help.

They held a bake sale recently at the Bay Ridge Pool and delivered the proceeds to the Eastport Annapolis Neck Branch Library on Hillsmere Drive.

Library Branch Manager Michele Noble called the donation of $71.52 in coins and small bills "a wonderful surprise." She said the girls wanted to ...

Around Crownsville: Radio-control planes can be an 'addiction'

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00

The air was filled with the buzz of small engines and the smell of roasting hot dogs at the Chesapeake Bay Radio Control Club's open house on Saturday.

Practiced veterans helped visitors fly the brightly-painted remote control planes over the long, grassy field next to Indian Creek School on Evergreen Road in Crownsville.

Some watched from benches in the afternoon sun; others took refuge under a pavilion to watch or eat hamburgers wh...

Hundreds protest taxes at City Dock

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00

About 200 people gathered at City Dock in Annapolis yesterday to protest federal and state tax policies and complain that elected leaders are turning a deaf ear to their concerns.

"We're mad as hell at our government," said Severn resident Joe Mallary. "Everything we've complained about, they've passed anyway."

The protest was the second such event held in Annapolis this year, though yesterday's protes...

Livin' it up at Eastport's annual rock festival

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00

"Budweiser Dave" began drinking well before noon at yesterday's Eastport A Rockin' street festival.

A tall and tan bearded man who works at a local boatyard, Dave was eagerly awaiting the band, Them Eastport Oyster Boys, to take the Second Street stage.

Not long after the band began to play, Dave - who insisted he only goes by Budweiser Dave - jumped up to perform a series of quick dance moves before an audience ...

Dog survives encounter with raptor

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Neighbors in Annapolis Roads were thrilled that a pair of bald eagles took up residence in their community this year.

That is, until one of the pair's offspring tried to take off with Moby the Jack Russell terrier earlier this month.

No one is quite sure exactly what happened, as there were no human witnesses, but Moby's owners, Trip Trubee and Stacey Jurchison, have pieced together the evidence.

Trubee and Jurchison like t...

Around Annapolis: It's not all colonial, Annapolis has a Civil War side

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Buried among some 2,000 Union troops and a few Confederate soldiers in the Annapolis National Cemetery on Westgate Circle lies a Russian sailor whose death outside an Annapolis tavern nearly caused an international incident as the American Civil War raged on.

Two Russian navy vessels docked in Annapolis in February 1864 while the Russian fleet overwintered in American waters.

As sailors in port are wont to do, the Russians went searching...

Around Crownsville: July 3 dedicated to Christopher Gibson by the local Red Cross

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Christopher Gipson of Gambrills loved the Red Cross. He hung the organization's flag on his bedroom wall. And when he lost his battle with sickle cell disease on July 3, 2008, the flag was buried with him.

So he would be proud to know that the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Services region has dedicated July 3 to his memory.

"He had always wanted something in his name," said Cynthia Gipson, Christopher's mother.

Judge gives homeless man $20 to leave town

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

A homeless man walked into an Annapolis hotel in April wearing a stolen city police officer's uniform.

But when Devan Williams, 20, entered a county courtroom last week to plead guilty to theft and impersonating a police officer, Circuit Court Judge Paul A. Hackner decided he had a better idea than sending him to jail.

"I'm going to give you $20 to get out of town," Hackner said Thursday from the bench, before re...

Carr's Beach reunion concert Sunday

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Back in the day, Carr's Beach was simply known as "The Beach," a gathering place for African-American families from the Annapolis area to bask in the sun and play in the sand.

But on Sundays the place was hoppin'.

People from throughout the mid-Atlantic jammed Carr's Beach to take in national acts ranging from Ella Fitzgerald and Billy Eckstine to James Brown and Otis Redding, as stars played an afternoon stop betwe...

Democrats stump downtown at forum

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Facing off as a group for the first time, the six Democrats running for mayor of Annapolis last night mostly agreed on one thing: the current administration has made mistakes.

The mayoral race heated up early as the District 30 Democratic Club held a forum at Loews Annapolis Hotel three months before the September primary elections.

Club President Sarah Hughes moderated the event which was standing-room only. Discussion was cordial and l...

Caitlin Kinney fans campaign for her, watch televised dance competition at Rams Head

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00

While Caitlin Kinney is busy doing the fancy footwork on Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance?" show, a dedicated following of her supporters in Annapolis is doing a bit of its own legwork.

Yesterday friends spent the day passing out promotional materials downtown, letting passers-by know about a viewing party at Rams Head Tavern on West Street and encouraging people to vote for her last night via a toll-free hotline.

The show...

City arts leaders see tourism tie

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00

City arts leaders want Annapolis to be more than just a state capital and sailing capital.

They'd like it to be recognized as a cultural capital, too - bringing more attention, more tourists and, hopefully, more dollars for arts organization and artists in these tough economic times.

But to accomplish that, there needs to be a closer collaboration between the arts and hospitality industries. That was one of the findings at a u...

City Council puts brakes on garage fees

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00

The City Council last night put costly rate increases at city-owned parking facilities on hold for a month.

The council unanimously agreed to delay raising fees - some as high as 60 percent - at four sites in the downtown business district.

The outcry over the increases began pouring into City Hall in recent weeks as the higher rates moved closer to being phased in on July 1.

The business community has been pressuring city o...

City cab drivers fear proposed clean-air rules

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00

A new environmental policy proposed by Mayor Ellen O. Moyer is designed to minimize emissions from city vehicles, but it's taking some older-model Annapolis taxicabs along for the ride.

A bill introduced by the mayor requires all city-owned or -licensed vehicles to convert to clean-air technology within four years.

Under the policy, all vehicles owned or licensed by the city must either be a low-emissions car or a hybrid by 20...

City police deploying aggressive crime plan

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00

The Annapolis Police Department unveiled its Crime Fighting Strategy 2009 on Friday, outlining a blueprint that will continue to target, among other things, getting habitual criminals off the streets in the most crime-stricken communities in the city.

While issuing an annual crime plan is not new, this year's is different: It details the continuation of a program that brought major crime in 2008 down to the lowest point in 20 years ...

Basketball games big part of Stanton Center fundraiser

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Stanton Community Center yesterday hosted the second Capital City Challenge Basketball Spectacular sponsored by the Annapolis Recreation and Parks Department.

The event was held in order to raise awareness and funds to support Stanton Center recreation programs. The Stanton Community Center offers non-revenue based programs free to the public. These programs are geared toward the low-income youth of Annapolis and include education, fitn...

City Council to tackle garage fees

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00

The City Council is expected to decide tomorrow night whether to delay higher fares at the city's parking facilities.

Annapolis aldermen also are expected to approve several long-term project plans, including the city's proposed $28 million capital improvement budget for the next six years as well as the latest 10-year Comprehensive Plan.

Legislation to postpone the parking fee increases was inserted last week into City Co...